Gas supplies to Europe with Russia will be settled in rubles

Russia will convert payments for gas supplies into rubles, Vladimir Putin said. The measure concerns countries from the list of unfriendly countries.

“It makes no sense for us to ship our goods to the European Union, to the United States, and receive payment in dollars, euros, and a number of other currencies. Therefore, I have decided to implement as soon as possible a set of measures to transfer payments - let's start with this - to transfer payments for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries, for Russian rubles. That is, to refuse to use in such calculations all currencies that have compromised themselves,” he said.

According to RIA Novosti, the head of state stressed that deliveries will continue in accordance with the volumes and prices stipulated in the contracts. The relevant directive will be sent to Gazprom.

The Russian currency began to grow amid this news, the dollar fell below the mark of 100 rubles.